As always, we recommend users make sure their Zoom client is updated to the latest version.If you already have the Zoom app open on your Mac there’s a couple of ways of doing this, but my favorite is to click on your profile picture in the top right-hand corner, then click on the My Profile option in the menu. Zoom has determined that this bug did not result in audio data being transmitted back to Zoom’s platform. “The Zoom client for macOS 5.9.3, released on January 25, 2022, fixed a bug involving the failure to properly terminate the microphone use post-meeting. Since publishing this article, Zoom contacted us with the following response: Luckily, there are numerous ways to increase your Zoom privacy and security without too much hassle. In August 2021 it settled a lawsuit for $85 million over a number of issues, while its privacy policy has come under fire in the past. It’s not the first time Zoom has been accused of privacy violations.
However, it is a good idea to take precautions in any case, such as using a webcam with a built-in privacy cover. Interestingly, we were not able to replicate the issue on a Mac Mini using a third-party webcam, suggesting the bug is not currently affecting all Zoom users based on MacOS. That means pressing Command+Q or clicking > Quit Zoom in your menu bar, rather than just closing the app’s main window, as doing the latter will still keep the app itself open. In the meantime, it is probably a good idea to only have Zoom open when you absolutely need it - when you are about to enter a call, for example - and to close it immediately afterward. Seeing as the bug is apparently still active in the latest version of Zoom, the onus is on the app’s developer to issue a fix that properly solves the problem. I can’t believe is still pulling off stuff like this: The Zoom Mac app listens to the microphone even when not in any meetings.
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